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  • Venue Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 20 July 2024
  • Running time 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
  • Age guidelines 10+

Get The Secret Garden tickets at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved and radical story, The Secret Garden, comes to the Open Air Theatre this summer in a brand new stage adaptation by Holly Robinson (Soft Animals) and Anna Himali Howard (Graceland).

Spoiled and abandoned, 10-year-old Mary Lennox is sent from India to Yorkshire and placed in the care of an uncle she has never met.

At Misselthwaite Manor, a broken-hearted house full of secrets and strange noises, Mary discovers a garden as lost and neglected as she is. Can she learn to make new friends and breathe new life into this secret garden?

Don’t miss this enchanting adaptation of The Secret Garden, a tale that promises to captivate audiences with its timeless message of hope and transformation.

The Secret Garden is playing at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre from 15 June to 20 July 2024.

‘Mary would always say that what happened at that moment was almost magic.’

Spoilt and abandoned, 10-year-old Mary Lennox is sent from India to Yorkshire, and put into the care of an uncle she has never met.

At Misselthwaite Manor, a broken-hearted house full of secrets and strange noises, Mary discovers a garden as lost and neglected as she is. If she can learn to make friends with robins, grumpy gardeners, and a boy who speaks to animals, Mary might be able to bring more than just the garden back to life.

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Performance Information

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Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of The Secret Garden?

Theo Angel (Colin), Richard Clews (Ben Weatherstaff), George Fletcher (Dr Craven), Amanda Hadingue (Mrs Medlock), Molly Hewitt-Richards (Martha), Jack Humphrey (Archibald Craven), Avita Jay (Champa), Hannah Khalique-Brown (Mary Lennox), Patrick Osborne (Captain Lennox), Sharan Phull (Lata/The Robin), Archana Ramaswamy (Padma), Brydie Service (Dickon

Who are the creative team of The Secret Garden?

By Frances Hodgson Burnett
In a new version by Holly Robinson and Anna Himali Howard
Directed by Anna Himali Howard

The full creative team includes Dr Priyanka Basu (Consultant Historian and Translator), Laura Cubitt (Puppetry Consultant), Will Dickie (Movement Director), Tingying Dong (Sound Designer), Gillian Greer (Dramaturg), James Hassett (Season Associate Sound Designer), Anna Himali Howard (Director), Polly Jerrold (Casting Director), Mishra Music (Ford Collier and Kate Griffin) (Composer), Jai Morjaria (Lighting Designer), Ita O’Brien (Intimacy Director), Hana Pascal Keegan (Associate Director), Khadija Raza (Costume Designer), Holly Robinson (Writer), Leslie Travers (Set Designer).


Important Notes

Content warning: This play contains ableist and colonial language, depictions of child neglect and references to death of family members.

Access performances: BSL Interpreted: Tuesday 9 July, 7.45pm and Wednesday 17 July, 7.45pm; Relaxed: Sunday 14 July, 5pm; Captioned: Friday 19 July, 7.45pm; Audio Described & Touch Tour: Saturday 20 July, 2.15pm

Venue Information

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre , Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4NR

Nearest Tube or Train: Baker Street (Bakerloo line, Circle line, Hammersmith and City line, Jubilee line, Metropolitan line) or Regent's Park (Bakerloo line)

Nearest Buses: 13, 18, 27, 30, 74, 82, 113, 139, 189, 274

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Critics' reviews of The Secret Garden

★★★★★ "Book your tickets right away... This new adaptation is a sheer delight" - i News

★★★★★ "Gorgeously modern adaptation" - The Stage

★★★★ "An enchanting new production" - The Times

★★★★ "Brought beautifully into the modern age" - The Telegraph

★★★★ "Inspired reimagining of children’s classic" - The Guardian

★★★★ "Beautifully crafted, thoughtfully updated" - TimeOut

★★★★ "A generous, uplifting piece of theatre" - Financial Times

★★★★ "An al fresco Secret Garden remakes the story in surprising ways" - The Observer


Frequently Asked Questions

The Secret Garden is playing at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London
The running time of The Secret Garden is 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
The age recommendations for The Secret Garden are: 10+
Yes, The Secret Garden has matinee performances on the following days: Thursday, Saturday
No, sorry, The Secret Garden has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.